Sophia Learning
Sophia: Connecting Clauses
Notes defining dependent and independent clauses, followed by an eleven-slide PowerPoint presentation defining and giving examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences. More notes explain subordinating conjunctions, conjunctive...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Complex and Compound Complex Sentences
Complex sentences are simple sentences with dependent or subordinate clauses added to them. Compound-complex sentences are compound sentences with dependent or subordinate clauses added to them.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation
This entry focuses on the kinds of sentences and how they are punctuation including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Subordinate Conjunctions
This video lesson focuses on subordinate conjunctions; it defines them and related terms such as dependent and independent clauses, provides a list of common subordinate conjunctions, and examples of their use. It also covers how to...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Independent Clause
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, and it has great information on the independent clause. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing...
Other
New Vista High School: Guideline for Combining Sentences
This document explains the difference between simple, compound, and complex sentences and when each should be used.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Structure
A six-part learning module including links to information, exercises, and learning games on dependent and independent clauses as well as simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clauses: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces clauses and discusses how to recognize them. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Clauses."
English Zone
English zone.com: Noun Clauses: Embedded Questions
An interactive exercise with four examples followed by ten practice sentences. Students combine two sentences by starting each with a noun clause. When finished, students can check their work to see how many answers are correct.
Other
Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Clauses
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a subordinate clause that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good clause can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of every...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Senternce Structure Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about various sentence structures. Reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students via different instructional options.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: If Clause Quiz
This exercise, intended for nonnative English speakers (ESL), provides practice constructing sentences with dependent and independent clauses. Offers solutions without detailed explanation.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Adjective Clauses: Lesson 5
This lesson introduces adjective clauses and their placement in a sentence. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Adjective Clauses."
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Fragments and Run Ons
What are sentence fragments and run-on sentences? Explore this informative resource to review the meaning and some examples of these. Provides techniques for avoiding fragments and run-ons in writing assignments.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Strategies and Exercises for Improvement
This module provides a practice exercise that will help students avoid writing sentence fragments.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Punctuation Patterns
An interactive tutorial that describes and defines basic punctuation patterns in the English language. Includes punctuation of phrase, clauses, and complete sentences.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: The Subjects
Defines and explains how to find the subject of a sentence. Gives several examples of subjects in different types of sentences.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Semicolon Between Dependent and Independent Clauses
Rules and examples for using semicolons with complex sentences.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Finding Fragments in Short Passages
Twenty short passages each containing one sentence fragment which students are asked to choose. Feedback for each answer is given along with the option of reading an explanation of why the answer is correct or incorrect. Passages and a...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #3
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the sentences provided. Answers are included at the end of the exercise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Recognizing Fragments
A fragment is a part of a sentence, but can't be a sentence on its own.